NURTURING THE MOTHER BY JANELLE FONTAINE

Registered Massage Therapist

NURTURING THE MOTHER BY JANELLE FONTAINE

Registered Massage Therapist

Registered Massage Therapist

My Offerings

Massage Therapy for cesarean recovery, pregnancy and postpartum.

Cesarean Support

Supporting you through your cesarean recovery with both 1:1 care and self paced courses.

“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.”

“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.”

– Osho

Nurturing the Mother

Nurturing the Mother

Nurturing the Mother is the result of an evolution of care. Through the years I, Janelle Fontaine, have grown my practice from being a massage therapist to the general public to narrowing my skills in supporting birthing folks in pregnancy and postpartum. After the birth of my first son, I saw the need for postpartum support and became a postpartum doula. Being a postpartum doula allowed me to support birthing folks in a different way. It gave me the insight and tools to empower parents to be the parents they want to be. 

The next layer has been the addition of The Cesarean Recovery Guide. Seeing clients after their cesarean, I noticed a need for reconnection to self as well as a deep interest from clients to know what to do with their scar and abdomen. That’s when The Cesarean Recovery Guide was born - a guide that empowers a client’s healing journey with self paced learning of hands on c-section massage. 

What drives all this is my belief that if a parent is supported, they can care for themselves and for their child. And the question that keeps pushing the evolution of Nurturing the Mother is - how good can this get?

So join me, lean in to the support, and let me nurture you so you can be the best version of the parent you and your family needs.

A bit about me

A bit about me

Hello! I’m Janelle Fontaine. Registered massage therapist and mama of two young boys. I have a deep passion for supporting birthing folks through massage therapy, postpartum support and online education in the childbearing years. 

As a care provider both at work and at home, what deeply nourishes me is time spent on my bike - you’ll often find me riding my longtail bike with the two kids in tow or in the garden growing dahlias. I love movement, often choosing to lift weights or dance as a way to feel strong and free. And my favourite way to decompress is a hot cup of tea.

I work Tuesday and Wednesdays at Local Health Integrative Clinic and Thursdays and Fridays at Pomegranate Community Midwives.

Massage Therapy

My focus of care is in cesarean massage and recovery support as well as pregnancy, postpartum massage.

Each massage therapy appointment is individually customised so that it doesn’t matter where you are in your pregnancy or postpartum journey, the massage session will be tailored to where you are at.

From there, we will have a conversation about your goals and preferences for treatment, followed by an assessment. Moving into the hands on portion of the treatment, there’s a variety of positions that can be used depending on your comfort (so if you can’t lay face down because you are pregnant, post c-section, lactating etc - no problem!). I then treat the body by creating structural and postural alignment through deep tissue massage, fascial techniques, range of motion, joint mobilisation, and client education. I am passionate about empowering and educating my clients to help them reach their wellness goals.

Want to bring your baby to your appointment? No problem. Little ones are welcome in the treatment room.

Whether you recently had a cesarean or had one a while ago, or you’re expecting a baby or you just had a baby, I look forward to working with you.

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For specific enquiries please drop me an email at hello@nurturingthemother.ca

You can also find me on Facebook and Instagram.

For one on one appointments

POMEGRANATE COMMUNITY MIDWIVES

2647 E Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V5K 1Z5
604-314-1727

LOCAL HEALTH INTEGRATIVE CLINIC

210- 2285 Clark Dr Vancouver, BC V5N 3G8
604- 568-7655

Cesarean Support

Cesarean Support

After having a cesarean many are left wondering what else they can do to help themselves in their recovery journey. The three cornerstones of c-section recovery are: compression, core engagement and scar mobility. It’s with scar mobility that cesarean massage comes into play.

Keeping the tissues around the scar and the scar moving with ease is paramount to keeping the area pain free.

So how do we achieve that? Through massage. Whether it’s something you choose to do on your own or whether you choose to see a professional, mobilizing the tissues of your abdomen and scar can help with healing.

The Cesarean Recovery Guide

Did you have a cesarean?

Do you feel like you weren't given enough information on c-section recovery?

Are you unsure how to take care of your cesarean scar?

Are you reading this wishing you had somewhere to go to get your cesarean recovery questions answered?

You've come to the right place.

I've created The Cesarean Recovery Guide just for mamas like you.

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Let's connect

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    Land acknowledgment

    Land acknowledgment

    I acknowledge my deep privilege to be here living and working, on the ancestral, unceded and occupied territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth) nations of the Coast Salish peoples – whose relationship with the land is ancient, primary and enduring. I recognize the privilege we hold in occupying this land, and pay our respects both in words and actions.